AMENDED Agenda Packet 2-19-20 Work Session

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5 IAN APPOW Project Coordinator I also want to take a moment to thank the exceptional young women and men of the Northwest Youth Corps crews that executed this tremendous task over the past few months. I'm not sure many of them had any idea what "fuels reduction" meant coming into this project, yet quickly became the real ambassadors of this program for the community. There was every possible bit of diversity thrown at them, and yet they prevailed through over 200 acres of treated properties. I honestly believe that their involvement was what made this experience special for so many homeowners; it was honest work, by honest working youth, something that inspires all of us. To quantify this further, the crews had multiple instances where neighbors made them food as thanks and offer them keys to their house so they could use the bathrooms or warm-up on colder days. I hope that they were able to realize how much of a positive impact their past few months have been for not only the collaboration but for the Southeast Neighborhood. Lastly, I would like to thank all of the partners in the collaboration for turning what started as an internship position into a passion project for me. The experience has been immeasurable in what I can bring forward to the next step in my career. I would have never imagined being able to connect with so many different workgroups and communities with the confidence I have gained and couldn't be more grateful. I hope you are as proud of this project as I am and look forward to working with you all again in the future. "These crews comprised of young adults are involved not only to gain fieldwork experience but to specifically develop workforce opportunities within the Fire Service, Forest Service, Land Management, Urban Forestry, and Park departments" February 19, 2020, Work Session – Item 2